If you’re lucky, you have someone to look after the technical aspects of the day-to-day operations of your station. They are worth their weight in gold when you go off air, when your online streaming stops working, when the studio monitors go on the blink and when the kettle refuses to boil.

But what happens if that person leaves? They are not easily replaced. Where do you find new technologists and what training is available for people who would like to go down that path?

SYN Media conducted a feasibility study into the potential training paths for new technologists. Read the report and its findings here.